As on June 15, 2006:
The mushroom growth of fake universities/ vishwavidyalayas is a matter of great concern of the University Grants Commission having responsibility of maintaining standards in Higher Education in the country. It is observed that there are some institutions offering undergraduate/postgraduate courses in various subjects. These institutions are not established under either Central or State or UGC Act and hence, these institutions are fake universities/ vishwavidyalayas and do not have any right to confer/grant degrees.Aspiring students are advised not to pursue higher educational courses with such self-styled universities/ vishwavidyalayas. Presently, there are 20 such self-styled fake universities/ vishwavidyalayas on the records of the Commission which are functioning in contravention of the provisions of the UGC Act, 1956.